Reception
Anna Green - Head of Reception to Year 2
Bede’s Pre-Prep is the place where every child begins their exciting journey of finding joy in their pursuit of brilliance. I have the unique and wonderful pleasure of leading the team in Holywell and getting to know each and every one of our wonderful Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 pupils.
In Holywell we capture children at the very beginning of their time at school, a magical season where learning in and outside of the classroom can be experienced in a new and vibrant way. Our school values of Compassion, Curiosity, Courage and Conscientiousness are woven through all that we do here, and brought to life by our very own Bede’s Values Friends, a set of cuddly characters which the children adore and embrace. We offer a diverse and exciting curriculum, planned and delivered by outstanding teachers with a deep understanding of what helps children to thrive both academically and socially.
Our vision at Bede’s Pre-Prep is to provide all of our pupils with a festival of opportunity, as our children are finding their feet in the world, we want them to have as many exciting and enriching experiences as possible. To that end, we offer an extensive and far reaching programme of cross curricular and extra curricular activities, taking place here at our Prep School site and beyond.
A very warm welcome to Bede’s Pre-Prep, we can’t wait for you to join us on our exciting learning adventure!
Joining a Reception class is a momentous part of every child’s life and it is our aim that every child will feel confident, happy and secure when they start with us.
Our curriculum is creative and investigative and allows children to develop their skills and competencies in small groups under the caring support and expert guidance of the teachers working with them.
During this key stage of development, we focus on the fundamental skills of Literacy, Math, Science investigation and critical thinking. Working within a nurturing and enabling environment, children are able to develop the tools they need to succeed in their future learning.
With the exception of specialist subjects such as dance, games, music and swimming, children are taught in their class groups. As a result, our children enjoy the security and familiarity of their own classroom environment, spending high-quality time with their teacher as well as learning new skills and subjects from specialist teachers.
We promote child-initiated learning in order to build early independence. To achieve this, each child is supported and challenged in tasks that are skilfully tailored to individual needs. At this early stage, we encourage children to reflect on their own learning as well as appreciate the efforts of others.
Our unique location at the foot of the South Downs National Park and beside a beautiful coastline offers children fantastic learning opportunities. This includes the Bede’s on the Beach programme, investigations on the South Downs as well as the use of our own Outdoor Classroom.
